The University Avenue streetcar line from Minneapolis to St. Paul begins operation.

1935

Tabloid editor Walter W. Liggett is killed by machine-gun fire at his Minneapolis home. A crusading reporter, Liggett had ties with right- and left-wingers, was accused of blackmail, and was an opponent of Governor Floyd B. Olson. Gangster "Kid Cann" (Isadore Blumenfeld) was tried for the crime but found not guilty.

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